If our species is to survive, our future will probably require outposts beyond our own planet. Lawrence M. Krauss More Quotes by Lawrence M. Krauss More Quotes From Lawrence M. Krauss I like to say that while antimatter may seem strange, it is strange in the sense that Belgians are strange. They are not really strange; it is just that one rarely meets them. Lawrence M. Krauss belgians strange may Keeping religion immune from criticism is both unwarranted and dangerous. Lawrence M. Krauss dangerous immune criticism The universe does not care what we want. Lawrence M. Krauss care doe religion I cannot stress often enough that what science is all about is not proving things to be true but proving them to be false. Lawrence M. Krauss being-true stress enough It is a shame when nonsense can substitute for fact with impunity. Lawrence M. Krauss nonsense shame facts We now know that we are more insignificant than we ever imagined. If you get rid of everything we see, the universe is essentially the same. We constitute a 1 percent bit of pollution in a universe . . . we are completely irrelevant. Lawrence M. Krauss percent pollution knows Science is only truly consistent with an atheistic worldview with regards to the claimed miracles of the gods of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Lawrence M. Krauss islam miracle christianity The ultimate arbiter of truth is experiment, not the comfort one derives from one's a priori beliefs, nor the beauty or elegance one ascribes to one's theoretical models. Lawrence M. Krauss belief truth comfort 90% of the mass in your body comes from empty space. Lawrence M. Krauss space body religion The amazing thing is that every atom in your body came from a star that exploded. Lawrence M. Krauss atoms stars body In this sense, science, as physicist Steven Weinberg has emphasized, does not make it impossible to believe in God, but rather makes it possible to not believe in God. Lawrence M. Krauss impossible doe believe The really important thing is learning how to sceptically question and rely on empirical evidence. Lawrence M. Krauss empirical-evidence rely important The illusion of purpose and design is perhaps the most pervasive illusion about nature that science has to confront on a daily basis. Lawrence M. Krauss illusion design purpose A significant fraction of evangelical voters appear more likely to ignore the candidates' specific economic and foreign policy platforms in favor of concerns about gay marriage or abortion. Lawrence M. Krauss abortion favors gay For the record: Quantum mechanics does not deny the existence of objective reality. Nor does it imply that mere thoughts can change external events. Effects still require causes, so if you want to change the universe, you need to act on it. Lawrence M. Krauss events doe reality If you have nothing in quantum mechanics, you will always have something. Lawrence M. Krauss quantum-mechanics mechanic quantum Science is not just there for technology. It's part of what addressing who you are in the universe and understanding your place in the cosmos. Good art, good literature, good music - all of that is for that and science is a part of it. Lawrence M. Krauss technology understanding art Religious leaders need to be held accountable for their ideas. Lawrence M. Krauss leader religious ideas Metaphysical speculation is independent of the physical validity of the Big Bang itself and is irrelevant to our understanding of it. Lawrence M. Krauss bangs independent understanding Science is only truly consistent with an atheistic worldview with regards to the claimed miracles of the gods of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Moreover, the true believers in each of these faiths are atheists regarding the specific sacred tenets of all other faiths. Christianity rejects the proposition that the Quran contains the infallible words of the creator of the universe. Muslims and Jews reject the divinity of Jesus. Lawrence M. Krauss miracle atheist jesus
